Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham's population expanded between the last two censuses. Data from the census also show there were changes in housing tenure, religion and health.

The population passed 180,000

Between the last two censuses, the population of Hammersmith and Fulham increased by 10%, from just over 165,000 to 182,000.

The addition of just over 17,000 people means this area's population increased faster than the rate of growth across England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Hammersmith and Fulham was home to, on average, 79 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across London

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across London, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Hammersmith and Fulham

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Hammersmith and Fulham remained 32 years.

This cosmopolitan area had a lower average age than London and remained younger than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The fall in age was because of an increase of just over 5,400 people between the ages of 40 and 49 years, while the population over the age of 80 years decreased by just over 900.

About 14% of people in Hammersmith and Fulham are aged between 40 and 49 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, London and Hammersmith and Fulham by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

More people worked short hours

The percentage of employees working less than 16 weekly hours increased from 3.2% to 4.3% in the 10 years leading up to 2011.

The proportion who said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census remained close to 8.4%, while

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of London (from 4.8% in 2001 to 5.4% in 2011). Across England, the proportion increased from 6.4% to 6.5%.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week in Hammersmith and Fulham increased by 1.1 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Hammersmith and Fulham, London and England that said they had worked less than 16 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in Hammersmith and Fulham

The percentage of Hammersmith and Fulham residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a little by a long-term health problem or disability decreased from 5.0% to 4.4% in the 10 years leading up to the latest census.

The proportion who reported being limited a lot in their day-to-day activities remained close to 2.0%, while the percentage of Hammersmith and Fulham residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability increased from 93% to 93%.

The proportion of people who are slightly limited by a long-term health problem or disability fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of London (from 5.8% in 2001 to 5.3% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 6.8% to 6.5%.

The proportion of people who are limited a little by a long-term health problem or disability was lower than across London

Percentage of usual residents that reported being slightly limited in their day-to-day activities across local authority areas in London and the average across England, March 2011

Fall in home ownership

The percentage of households that owned their home fell in Hammersmith and Fulham at a faster rate than in Wandsworth, a statistically similar local authority area.

In Hammersmith and Fulham, the proportion of home ownership decreased from 44% in 2001 to 34% in 2011. During the same period, the

Across London, the share of households that owned their home decreased from 56% to 48%.

Private renting in Hammersmith and Fulham increased from 21% to 32%, while the rate of social housing decreased from 32% to 31%.

The rate of home ownership in Hammersmith and Fulham decreased by 9.5 percentage points

Percentage of households in Hammersmith and Fulham, London and England that owned their home, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in Hammersmith and Fulham

The number of people in Hammersmith and Fulham that described themselves as having no religion increased from just over 29,000 in 2001 to just over 43,000 in 2011. This represents a change from 18% to 24% of the local population.

The percentage increased by more than the average across London (from 16% to 21%), but at a slower rate than the average across England (from 15% to 25%).

The number of people in Hammersmith and Fulham that described themselves as Christian decreased from just under 110,000 in 2001 to about 99,000 in 2011 (from 64% to 54%). The number of people who described themselves as Muslim increased from about 11,000 to just over 18,000 (from 6.9% to 10%).

Just over 15,000 people (8.6%) did not state their religion, up from just over 14,000 in 2001 (8.4%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between religious groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population without a religion in Hammersmith and Fulham increased by 6.2 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, London and Hammersmith and Fulham by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

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